Transverse-delivery gummed-strip severing and moistening machine.



C. H. CROWELL. TRANSVERSE DELlVERY-GUMMED STRIP SEVERING AND MOISTENING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24, 19!]- Patented Aug. 27, 1918.

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C. H. CROWELL. TRANSVERSE DELIVERY GUMMED STRIP SEVERING AND MOISTENING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 1 53.24, 1917.

Patented Aug. 27, 1918.

3 SHEETSSHEEI' 2.

c. H. CROWELL.

TRANSVERSE DELIVERY GUMMED STRIP SEVERING AND MOISTENING MACHINE.

, APPLICATION FILED FEB.24. 19H. Lmm Patented Aug. 27, 1918.

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- D STATES frATEur FF CHARLES H. GROWELL, OF'BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. TRANSVERSEDELIVERY GUMMED-STRIP SEVERIN G emma.

Ann mozsrnmne Macrame.

Application filed February 24, 1917. Serial No. 150,667.

To all whom it may concern: 4

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. CR0- WELL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and State of New York, have invented a certain new and ,useful Improvement Relating to; Transverse-Delivery Gummed-Strip severing and Moistening Machines, of which the following 1s a specification taken in connection wlth the accompanying drawing, which forms part of the same.

This invention is of especial importance in connection with machines for severing relatively narrow strips from the end of a wide web of gummed cloth or paper tape and then moistening and delivering the same in a direction transverse to the len h of the web. This is especially desira le with gummed cloth tape since cloth is, most readily woven with relatively stronger :warp threads which for best results should series of supply or webrolls these webs of gummed tape extend transversely of the length of thestrips of gummed tape formed from the cloth. The web of gummed paper or cloth may be intermittently fed forward to an extent equal to the width of the gummed tape" strips which may then be severed from the web and engaged by suitable belts or other delivery devices so as to be moved or delivered in the direction of the length of the severed strips which may be moistened by pressing the gummed sides of the strips in contact with the moistening roll or the like so that when delivered the separate gummed strips are in condition to be used for sealing packages, for instance. The machine may be used to deliver series of strips of different predetermined lengths, such as one long and two short strips for carton sealing, for instance, by mounting a in the machine, having in each case a width corresponding to the desired length of the particular strip in the series and these webs may all be simultaneously fed forward and severed and then delivered successively for such package sealing or other purposes.

In the illustrative embodiment of this invention shown in a somewhat diagrammatic way in the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section.

Figs. 2 to 5 are sectional views showing various cam devices.

looper levers 34 at each end 0 Fig. 6 is a side elevation taken from the opposite side of the machine.

Fig. 7 is av partial plan view of the delivery mechanism.

Fig. 8 is a front elevation of side of the machine; and

Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional view through the delivery mechanism corresponding to Fig. 7.

The machine may be mounted on a heavy frame 75 of any suitable construction and may have thesupply rolls of gummed tape,

such as the web roll 47, mounted on the frame as by having the roll shaft50 removably mounted in suitable bearings and preferably provided with a brake'band 49 which may be adjusted so as to prevent undesirable overrunning of the supply rolls. The gummed tape web 48 from this supply roll is preferably intermittently fed to the cutter devices and for this purpose it is usually desirable to have a suitable looper mechanism so that the web may be withdrawn continuously from the supply roll to form a loop or'slack portion from which the web may be intermittently fed orseverance and delivery. For this purpose suitable primary or supplying rolls, such as a roll 38 which may have its shaft 43 mounted in fixed bearings, and the cooperating roll 44 having its shaft 45 mounted in adjustable bearings so that the bite of the rolls may be regulated as by screws 46, may withdraw this web at such rate as is preferably determined by adjustable speed driving mechanism connected to these supplying rolls. The supplying rolls may be geared together as by the gears 161, 142 shown in Fig. 6. From these supplying rolls the web 48 may pass under the looper roll 31 which may have its shaft 33 mounted in bearin the roll and connected to the axle 35 so that the roll is kept in parallel position as it rises and falls to form and maintain the loop in the web. If desired, the web may pass up fromthe looper roll through suitable tension rolls or guides 36 and then be engaged and intermittently fed. forward by the feeding rolls 37, and 156, which may I57 mounted in the adjustable bearings so as to be regulated by the adjusting screws 159, these rolls being geared to gether as by the gears 155, 160 shown in Fig. 6.

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60 the delivery sin the have its shaft 7 n the shaft 3?) connected as shovvn in The machine niey he driven in eny desired way, as for instance from driving;- wheel 1 shown in Figs. 1 end 8, vvhIch may he connected to the driving 2 desired times as by the driving cliitch 182 heving the annular recess 3 to engaged by the usual fork or yoke 4; on the clutch lever 5. This driving shalt 2 may drive the pevellel transverse shaft 51 as by the meshing gears 19, 20, 21, shown in Fig. 1. And es shcvrn in Fig. 6 the shaft 51 may he connected as by the skew geeis 52 the shaft 53 connected as i337 heveled gears ti l the cam shatt 55 extending across the machine As shown in Fig. 1 another spur gear 8 on the drive shaft 2 may mesh with the gear 9 on the 10 which may as indicated be connected by the beveled geets ll with the shaft 1 driving through beveled gears 13 the sh it it which he used to openete the inoiste-ning end delivery devices. A heavy spur gear 6 on the drive shaft 2 may mesh with the cutter gear 2 connected tc the clutch Wheel ee end lcose on the cuttei shaft 67 so as to intermittently operate the cutter, as will he described hereafter. The primary or supplying EfGllS 38, may be driven by veviehle s eecl shown in Figs. 1 and 8 as comprising friction dish 23 splined on the shaft 51 and normally spring-pressed against the adjustable frietion idler Wheel 25 hy the spring 74 heme ing against the collar l5 on the shaft, T cccpersting fiicticn may he secured J I g w w l with the shaft l-l h ythe shew gears 40, 101 instance so that the shew may connect the lower end shel With slit-sit 43 of 1 supplyingroll 38, tugs the sup iying 'L'OllS 11 13 continuously at such speed as determined by position of friction and this idler is automaticallyediusted by the lc-oper rell se as to the icon the vreh of gunnned tsp-e t8 at about the same A 7 under all conditions. this purpose I friction idle; 25 may nice ted in a slice frame 7? end the reek 27 on the lOWBi part 01 this mine pvejecting thrc porting guides or brackets 26 1 which the "frame slides mesh with the sector 28 on the shaft This sector may he pivotslly connected to the loops? rod 30 which may advantageously carry at its lower the yoke 32 Within which the shaft 33 cf locpei' roll loesely fits ln this vvsy the loopei roll rise a couple cf inches as the Web intermittently fed forward f0? sevei'ance end then the lcopei: lOll may grad sally return to this initial position moving loosely in the yoke so as not to change the adjustment of these available speed devices If, however, the supplying rolls feed the paper weh to the loc tee repi 25 to the left Fig. 1 so that the driven "fricticn dish 24 is less rapidly rotated end this correspondingly cuts down the speed cf the supplying mills. in en chvioiis manner also the rising of the locper roll to 21 point tvhei-eit lifts the yoke and loopet red reedjnsts the friction gearing so es te increase the speed at the supplying rolls end Withdrew the Wet) more rapidly from the giinimed tepesupply roll which is, however, constantly ioteted se that undesirable inertie effects are thus avoided.

The intermittent feeding rolls tel" sup plying the Web to the cutter and delivery devices may be operated i i-em the main shaft it desired, through the feeding ceni M l secured to this shaft so as tc eceperste I 1th the cam follower or roll 1% shcvvn Fig. 3 es mounted on the feeding cem lever 14:? normally held down against cave es hy the spring 148. nected to the noel; shalt 131 carrying rock erin M5 which may he n vcted it link M9 so that en vihietovy motion is thus to the The upper end of this link may inclcse the foivct in the adjustable pivot lQlGClZ 151 iii the oscillating slide 158 which swings shout the heft @3013 the feeding roll cs1- "i-es the ratchet Wheel 15 2. A 153 en his svvingingeim 158 coiipei tes W h the eeth of this "re chet sc es to r and connected feeding roll "Zjd one c1 mote teeth tor eveiiv rotation oi the .0. .2 J. cam. end this ieeding incvenient vi 1 1 .l m -l iegiilsted oy ed listing the yes on of the pivot block 151 in the slide es the edgusting screw 152 passing this h cl:

and actuated lay the net or heed. In 7/27 the amount cf vveh fed eve-lution e1 the cam shaft so that theividth of the T from the -iveh t ey he ad usted to re iirements of use, it being des 1 n the teeth on '7 ine cutter devices is? sevei'ing' e c1 zepe from "he vveh "may he of eny sin c 1011 and operation and comeensti'n prise e setionery or hlcch 192 as shot-v11 in ig. 6, of steel 01' cthef materiel vviti which. the movable cutter 72 may ecciiretely cchpeiste sever the stiiics from tee The cutter of knife 32 may as indicated in Figs, 6 and 8, he mounted in e suitable cutter trains 73 so as to slide veiticell gnidevvzgvs such as ii in frame of machine, and nivct T0 in the retchst J. i i q. i .L w 9 't /Qi this cettei inev cen- This levee he con- 4.7 LEE I nect thereto the eccentric rods or links 69 cooperatin with the eccentrics 68 on the cutter sha t 67 so that every time the cutter shaft rotates through a revolution the knife is accurately and powerfully forced downward to sever a strip from the web and is then returned to its inoperative position shown in Fig. 6. A one-revolution stop motion may be used for actuating the cutter shaft and may comprise as indicated in Fig. 1 a clutch dog cotiperating with the internal ratchet on the clutch wheel 66. This clutch dog'which may be slidingly mounted in the frame 190 secured to the cutter shaft 67 is normally forced outward as by the spring 191 so that it tends to engage the clutch wheel 66. The clutch detent 62 engages the pin 64 on this dog so that the wedging end 63 of the detent forces the clutch dog inward and holds it out of engagement so long as this detent remains in the path of the pin. The detent may be mounted at its lower end on the clutch rod 61 carrying the arm 193, as shown in Fig. 8, which may be pivoted to'the clutch link 59 normally pressed upward as by the spring 60. The lower end of this link 59 may as indicated in Fig. 1 be pivoted to the cutter cain lever 58 carrying the cam roll 57 engaging the cutter cam 56 on the main cam shaft. In this way the cam shaft at each revolution momentarily withdraws the detent from the path of the pin 64 on the clutch dog allowing this clutch dog to spring out into engagement with the clutch wheel 66 so as to rotate the cutter shaft 67 and effect one reciprocating movement of the cutter before the pin again comes into engagement with the detent and is withdrawn and held stationary in the inoperative position shown in Fig. 1.

The delivery devices preferably comprise sets of coiiperating delivery belts of felt or other suitable'material as indicated in Figs. 7 and 9 so that the severed strips of gummed tape are preferably loosely engaged between these belts and fed forward to the moistening devices. The lower belts 10% may rest upon, the guide plate 194 and pass over the belt rolls 115, 117 which may be connected together as by the drive chain 106' passing over the sprockets 105 and 116 on the shafts 86 and 114: of these two belt rolls. The upper delivery belts 100 are mounted on the belt rolls 126, 127, which are vertically movable so as to withdraw this upper delivery belt from engagement with the lower one at the proper times. This may be eflected by movably supporting the shafts of these belt rolls, the shaft 108 of the belt roll 126 being as indicated mounted in lifting levers 107 at each end of the roll which may be connected to the rock shaft 122 and the pin 118 in one of these levers may be moved vertically by the projections 119 in the lifting 'slide 120. This lifting slide may as indicated in Figs. 5 and 6 have a pin and'slot connection with the lifting cam lever 128 swinging about the pin or shaft 131 in the frame and having the cam roll 132 cotiperating with the cam 133 and normally held in engagement therewith by a suitable spring diagrammatically indicated as 134. In this way the belt roll 126 is lifted at the proper time and the other belt roll 127 is similarly lifted by its shaft 99 and the cooperating lifting levers 101 operated as by the lifting rod 103 when the other lifting levers swing upward. Thus the upper delivery belts 100 are carried bodily upward and away from the lower belts whenever the lifter cam and lever operate so that a suitable space is then left between the two delivery belts or sets of belts. These delivery belts are prefer- .ably both positively operated, the upper belt rolls being, if desired, geared to the lower ones, as shown in F igs9. The spur gear 113 on the shaft 114: on the lower belt roll 115 may mesh with the spur gear 112 having its shaft linked to the roll shaft 11%. This spur gear may mesh with the gear 111 pivotally mounted in the lifting lever so as to be always in mesh with the spur gear 110. If desired, also, the belt be positively driven by the similar gears 95, 96, 97 and 98, the latter being secured to the shaft 99 of the roll.

To facilitate the feeding of the gummed web between the delivery belts when they are separated as-indicated in Fig. 6, it is desirable to insert a metallic or other feed plate, such as 173, between these belts and preferably in substantial contact with the lower delivery belts 104 and this plate may be guided and laterally inserted by any suitable devices, such as the brackets 171, in

which the plate may be slidingly mounted and which may also carry the shaft 141 connected to suitable sectors .142 meshing with one or more racks 143 on the plate. The sector arm 140 may be pivotally connected with the link 139 ivoted at its other end with the feed plate cam lever 137 which as shown in Figs. 1 and 4 may be pivoted about the pin or shaft 131 and carry the cam roller 136 engaging the cam 135 under the influence of the spring 138. In this way the feed plate is inserted between the belts when they are separated and then when the web has been fed over the late to the desired extent the plate is wit drawn, and the delivery belts preferably brought into sub-- stantial contact before severance occurs so as to promote the alinement of the severed strips on the belts by which the strips are delivered to the moistening devices.

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shaft ewe? she-1i feeing re TEA said cutter from said cutter gear, delivery devices comprising upper and lower delivery belts adjacent said cutter, belt lifting devices to lift the upper delivery belt for the entrance of the end of the tape web, a feed plate enteringbetween said delivery belts to facilitate the entrance of the tape web between the same, means, controlled by said cam shaft to operate said feed plate and said belt lifting devices and to actuate said delivery belts when a strip of gummed tape has been severed from said web and a continuously rotating molstener roll and a cooperating presser roll adjacent the discharge end of said delivery belts to moisten the tape strips of gummed tape recelved therefrom.

2. In tape moistening machines, a frame to support a web roll of gummed tape, web feeding devices comprislng intermittent feeding .rolls, a power shaft for the machine, a cam shaft connected to said power shaft, a cutter gear connected to sand power shaft, a cutter cooperating with said feeding rolls and having a one revolution stop motion controlled by said cam shaft intera mittently operatingsaid cutter fromsaid cutter gear, delivery devices comprising upper and lower delivery belts ad acent said cutter, belt lifting devices to lift the upper delivery belt for the entrance of the end of the tape web, a feed plate entering between said delivery belts to facilitate the entrance of the tape web between the same, means controlled by said cam shaft to operate said feed plate and said belt lifting devices and to actuate said delivery belts when a strip of gummed tape has been severed from said web and a continuously rotating moistener roll and a cooperating presser roll adjacent the discharge end of said delivery belts to moisten the tape strips of gummed tape received therefrom.

3. In tape moistening machlnes, a frame to support a web roll of gummed tape, web feeding devices compr sing intermittent feeding rolls, a power shaft for the machine, a cam shaft connected to said power shaft, a cutter gear connected to said power shaft, a cutter cooperating with said feed: ing rolls and having a one revolution stop motion controlled by said cam shaft intermittently operating said cutter from s a1d cutter gear, delivery devices eomprlsing upper and lower delivery belts adjacent said cutter, belt lifting devices to lift the upper delivery belt for the entrance of the end U of the tape web, means controlled by said cam shaft to operate said belt lifting devices and to actuate said delivery belts when a strip of gummed tape has been severed from said web and a moistener adjacent the discharge end of said delivery belts to moisten the tape strips of gummed tape received therefrom.

, and moistening machines,

4. In tape moistening machines, a frame to support a web roll of gummed tape, web feeding devices, a cutter cooperating With said feeding devices, delivery devices comprising upper and lower delivery belts adjacent said cutter, belt lifting devices to lift the upper delivery belt for the entrance of the end of the tape web, a feed plate entering between said delivery belts to facilitate the entrance of the tape web between the same, means to operate said feed plate and said belt lifting devices and to actuate said delivery belts when a strip of gummed tape has been severed from said web and a moistener roll adjacent the discharge of said delivery belts to moisten the tape strips of gummed tape received therefrom.

5. In tape moistening machines, a frame to support a web roll of gummed tape, web feeding devices, a cutter cooperating with said feeding devices, delivery devices comprising upper and lower delivery belts adjacent said cutter, beltlifting devices to lift the upper delivery belt for the entrance of the end of the tape web and to actuate said delivery belts when a strip of gummed tape has been severed from said web and a moistener roll adjacent the discharge end of said delivery belts to moisten the tape strips of gummed tape received therefrom.

6. In tape moistening machines, a frame to support a web roll of gummed tape, web feeding devices, a cutter cooperating with said feeding devices, delivery devices comprising upper and lower delivery belts adjacent said cutter, belt lifting devices to lift the upper delivery belt for the entrance of the end of the tape web, and to actuate said delivery belts when a strip of gummed tape has been severed from said web.

7. In transverse delivery tape severing a frame supportinga roll of gummed tape web, primary supplying rolls engaging and feeding the web from said web'roll, a looper device comprising a looper roll engaging said web and having a yoke loosely cooperating with said looper roll and variable speed devices controlled by said looper roll to govern the speed of said supplying rolls, feeding rolls engaging said web beyond the looper and intermittently feedingthe same forward to an extent equal to the width of gummed and. the web from said Wen roll, alooper fifiVlCQ comprisa looper roll engaging said Wale hava yoke loosely cooperating with said looser roll anal variable specs devices controllerl by said looser roll to govern the h of supnlying rolls, feasting rolls engaging ."aicl vvela hey-oncl the locper .id 111 termlttently feeding the same iorvvarcl an gin.

ac co prising a lcoper roll engaging saicl Web,

feeding" rolls engaging said vveh beyoncl the looner ancl intermittently ieecling the same i orivartl extent corresponding to vviclth of gnmmecl strips desired, inte mittently operating outta to ever saitl strips,'transversely operating clelivery cle- -vices to engage the severed strips ancl cleliver themv in a direction transversely across the severed end oi the tape Web and comhoclily movable clelivery belts. l0. tape moisteningmacliines, del very devices comprisingupper and lower delivery belts, helt lilting clevices to l ft the anger delivery halt for the entrance or a tape strip, 55 a ieecl plate entering hetvveensaicl del very belts to facilitate the entrance of strin between the same, means to operate saicl feed plate ancl saicl belt lifting devices and to actuate saicl delivery belts continuously rotating moist en er roll annl a cooperating resser roll 'aclgacent thsclis charge end oi saicl clelivery heirs to moisten the tape strips of gnmmecl' tape received therefrom. at 1-. moistening machines, clelivery devices comprising upper anti lower delivery helts, belt lilting clevices to lift the upner delivery halt for the entrance of a tape strip, a focal tolate entering hetiveen saicl (lelivery belts to iacilitate the entrance of i strip hetvveen the same, i cans operate saicl i eerl plate ancl sairl loelt lilting clevices and to actuatesairl (lelivery belts.

12, tape moistening machines, clelivery 55 clevices comprising upper anal lovver delivery belts, belt lifting devices to lift the upper nelivery heat the entrance of a tape strip,

anal means operate saicl eelt lifting clevices and to actuate saicl delivery belts.

l3. tape'moistening machines, deliver devices comprising upper ancl lower delivery halts, helt liftmg clevices to lift the upper delivery h lt late al entrance of cans to on rate a hv 1 I v a he veryoelts when they engage a tape stun a cooperating presser roll adjacent the go encl of saicl delivery belts to moistape strips of gummerl tape received devices comn' sing upper and lovver delivery belts, h lt clevices to the upper (lelivery halt for the lateral entrance of a tape trip, means to operate said belt lilting clevices and to intermittently actuate sairl cleivery belts they engage a tape strip a con 'nnonsly operatmg moistener anal cooperating presser aclj acent the clischarge encl of saicl delivery belts to moisten vthe tape strips of gnmmecl tape receivedtherefrom,

15. in tape moistening machines, delivery clevices comprising upper and lower deliverv helts, means to'separate' delivery halts for t e lateral entrance oi a tape" strip, means to operate said belt lifting rlevices and to intermittently actuate said delivery belts when they engage a tape strip and a continuously operating moisten-er ancl a cooperating presser avljaent the discharge enrl of said delivery belts to moisten the tape strips of gummed tape received therefrom.

16, in tape moistening machines, means to intermittently ie-ecl a vveh oi gnmmecl tape having a vviclth substantially equal to the length of gnmmec tape strips olesirecl, a cutter to sever strips from the end; of saicl Web and delivery devices to moisten and (leliver sai severecl strips a'ncl comprising a pair of ooperating delivery belts, means to separate and bring said. belts together to engage a strip, means to drive saicl belts substantially in unison when in engagement with a strip and moistening devices cooperwith the cliseharge encl of said belts and comprising a positively rotatecl moisroll ancl cooperating resser" 1'2 ln tape moistening machines, means to inter tently feetl a Web of gimimecl tape having a vvirlth substantially equal to the length of gummecl tape strips ciesirsvl, cutter to sever strips from the encl of said vveb tlelivery devices to moisten ancl rleliver sail severecl strips anti comprising a pair of cooperating delivery belts, means to separate anrl bring saicl helts together to engage a str n, ancl moistening devices cooperating with he discharge encl of said belts:

n tape moistening machines, means to intermittently a Web of ginnmecl tape having a tviclth substantially equal to the lenath of gnmmecl tape strips desired, a cutter to sever strips from the anal oi saicl vveh delivery clsvices to moisten ancl deliver euerecl strips transversely of saicl web a pair of cooperating (leans to senarate er to engage a strip, and

ontinnously operating inoistener roll see amaze moistening devices cooperating with the discharge end of said delivery devices and comprising a positively rotated moistener roll and cooperating presser.

19. In tape moistening machines, means to intermittently feed a web of gummed tape having a width substantially equal to the length of gummed tape strips desired, a cutter to sever strips from the end of said web and delivery devices to moisten and deliver said severed strips transversely of said web and moistening devices cooperating with the discharge end of said delivery devices and comprising a positively rotated moistener roll and cooperating presser.

20. In tape moistening devices, means to intermittently feed a web of gummed tape having a width substantially equal to the length of gummed tape strips desired, a cutter to sever strips fromthe end of said web and delivery devices to moisten and deliver said severed strips transversely of said web and moistening devices cooperating with the discharge end of said delivery devices.

21. In tape moistening machines, a power shaft and a connected cam shaft, means to intermittently feed forward a web of gummed tape and a cooperating cutter to sever relatively narrow strips from the web end, delivery devices to engage the severed strips and deliver them transversely of the web end and simultaneously moisten the same, said delivery devices comprising a lower belt to receive the strips, a cooperating upper belt mounted upon rolls and means connected with said cam shaft to simultaneously lift said rolls and belt for entrance of the web end between the belts and means connected with said cam shaft to move said belts substantially in unison when they are in engagement with a severed strip.

22. In tape moistening machines, means to intermittently feed forward a Web of gummed tape and a cooperating cutter to sever relatively narrow strips from the web end, delivery devices to engage the severed strips and deliver them transversely of the web end and simultaneously moisten the same, said delivery devices comprising a lower belt to receive the strips, a cooperating upper belt mounted upon rolls and means to simultaneously lift said rolls and belt for entrance of the web end between the belts and means to move said belts substantially in unison when they are in engagement with a severed strip.

23. In tape moistening machines, a power shaft and a connected; cam shaft, cooperating means to intermittently feed forward a web of gummed tape and a cooperating outter to sever relatively narrow strips from the web end, delivery devices to engage the severed strips and deliver them transversely of the web end"ancl simultaneously moisten the same, said delivery devices comprising a lower .belt to receive the strips, cooperating upper deliver rolls and means connected with said cam shaft to simultaneously lift said rolls for entrance of the web end. i

24. In tape moistening machines, a power shaft and a connected cam shaft, cooperating means to intermittently feed forward a web of gummed tape and a cooperating cutter to sever relatively narrow strips from the web end, delivery devices to engage the severed strips and deliver them transversely of the web end, said delivery devices comprising a lower belt to receive the strips, and cooperating upper delivery rolls.

CHARLES H. OROWELL.

V Witnesses J. HEUTER, M. BETTEX. 

